Affordable housing is a top priority in Bangor’s new comprehensive plan
Affordable housing tops Bangor’s priority list in the city’s first comprehensive plan update in nearly 20 years. Many of the goals
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Harbor Freight Tools to open in long-vacant Ellsworth mall space
A nationwide discount tool retailer is renovating an empty space in the Maine Coast Mall in Ellsworth and plans to
Read moreFederal disaster relief team is helping Bangor combat homelessness
Homelessness in Bangor has become such a crisis that a federal emergency management team is taking a disaster relief approach
Read moreEllsworth ranked 9th-best place to start a vacation rental in US
With no short-term rental regulations and the tourism draw of nearby Acadia National Park, Ellsworth ranked ninth nationwide as the
Read morePrayer Shawl Ministry stitching with love in Wells
WELLS — Knitting and crocheting are popular and soothing hobbies, forming loops from one needle to another or hooking loops
Read moreCalifornia musicians swap coasts for homestead lifestyle in northern Aroostook
VAN BUREN, Maine – While researching where to start their dream of an off-grid homesteading lifestyle, Danielle and Thomas Segen
Read moreMaking Homes Possible: mobile tiny homes for homeless youth
FARMINGTON – The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) is currently building two mobile tiny homes to alleviate the lack of
Read moreA rural section of Belfast will soon get high-speed internet
BELFAST, Maine — An underserved part of the city that has had to rely on slower internet connections is getting
Read morePortland budget challenges include inflation, revenue losses, homeless services
City Councilors Monday said they are looking at the upcoming budget as a chance to stabilize and rebuild the city
Read moreAroostook County movie theaters risk closing from low attendance
CARIBOU, Maine – One of Aroostook’s four movie theaters will close after losing most of its audience. The Caribou Theater
Read moreBangor nonprofit offers STEM programs for rural students
A Bangor learning center that simulates NASA missions for students wrapped up a year of offering free science, technology, engineering
Read moreBangor YMCA receives $5 million in local COVID-19 funds for expansion
The Bangor Region YMCA will receive $5 million of city and county COVID-19 relief money to fund its new facility,
Read moreWinter Fest makes return to Lisbon
Dog sledding, snowshoeing and good winter fun returned to Beaver Park in Lisbon on Saturday. Read More
Read moreA Bangor artist is turning trash into recycled treasures
Bangor native Mariah Reading was well on her way to making environmentally conscious art by the time she was 8 years
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